Quote Originally Posted by rebgirl420
I'm in no way saying he's a fantastic president but I'm saying is he has had a lot of hard decisions and it's easy to place blame on him but really he doesn't have THAT much power. You have to blame congress and the sentate also. Not to mention MANY of the Democrats were for the war at the time. (Obama SAYS he wasn't but he didn't even vote...because he wasn't even in OFFICE! Which goes to prove even more his complete lack of experience).

Obama is only "in touch with the public" because he continues to make huge promises that he can't financially account for. Well he'll get them payed for by raising taxes and then redistributing the wealth.
In the concept of distributive justice, i believe inequality is only justified when it benefits the least well off. I'm aware you're against socialism but when there's people suffering and dying, living in poverty in the richest country in the world, something is wrong imo. I agree with you it's very easy to blame politicians and that they make very hard decisions. However, it was his choice to run for president and he must accept full responsabilty for all his actions, no matter how hard the decision was, president isn't an easy job, it's full of media sharks waiting to smell blood then finish you off.

I don't only blame Bush, like you say the congress passed this without true evidence of WMD's, sure Sadam is dead, that changed things for the better.. We've initiated a democratic process which is positive, but at what cost? If i were to ask who's the most powerful man in America, would it not be the president? Politicians should represent the overwhelming interest of the public, i feel Obama is better at understanding people's needs better. Also, how will McCain strengthen the dollar any more then Obama would? In the battle of political ideologies, ofcourse i'd prefer anarchism but that's not viable. Thus, i'm a liberal, basing my values on liberty, freedom and equality, some of the great things america was founded upon. It seems to me the conservatives want to weaken our civil liberties for the purpose of 'national security' but i believe it's only sensationalist propaganda to gain votes. By eroding our liberties this only plays in to the hands of terrorists who wish to do exactly that, this is doing their job for them.

I think this will be a hard fought battle but i believe the charisma that obama shows will inspire more people to vote, especially those who never vote because they feel alientated from old white men conservatives with their own financial agendas who wish to interfere in your life. Negative liberty for the win.